as in maid
a female domestic servant
they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home
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Recent Examples of housekeeper
The union has been in contract negotiations with the hotel since late 2024, Deen said, and has reached an agreement on most issues outside of housekeeper workload.
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
During the hotel's Global Wellness Day, therapists give on-site massages to housekeepers and front-desk staff.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The lawsuit said Robinson harassed and assaulted his former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The original lawsuit was brought forth by a personal assistant and three former housekeepers for Robinson.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 May 2025
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Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 31 May 2025
During the hotel's Global Wellness Day, therapists give on-site massages to housekeepers and front-desk staff.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
The lawsuit said Robinson harassed and assaulted his former housekeepers who worked at his Chatsworth home between 2006 and 2024.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The original lawsuit was brought forth by a personal assistant and three former housekeepers for Robinson.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for housekeeper
maid
Noun
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You as a cook, a chef, a butler, a maid, the engineer.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2025
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Often Black women were relegated to stereotypical roles as maids, mammies, or exoticized figures.—
Ime Ekpo,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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“Housekeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housekeeper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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